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OP - It sounds like within your family structure you and DH are realistic and doing the VERY best you can for you children and your niece.  Here are some questions:

- Have you looked into how she can gain emancipated minor status in terms of seeing if that will help establish her eligibility for any government benefits? Most importantly for health care probably through Medicaid in time?

- Who is going to be paying for her doctor and hospital bills as it should be her parents whether they want to or not?

- Has she been connected to the local Department of 
Social Services to see what benefits she may qualify for?
Or the baby? Actually to see if the DSS or other agencies have a Case Manager who she would meet the criteria to be served by?  The CM could help her and you/DH navigate the local and/or state system to see what supports might be out there for her and baby:

#1 A plan needs to be put in place for her to return to school in the fall to keep her life and education moving forward.

#2 A place for safe child care needs to be looked into and to see if any daycare scholarships to help pay.  Baby needs to be cared for so the Mom can move forward for the benefit of all of you.  Would your parents be willing to help their great grandchild in this regard financially?

- Have you been in contact with local mental health or children and teen family services to see if she qualifies for any kind of therapy?  If there are any on-going support groups?

- Are there any other services in your area that might be of benefit to her now to help her deal with  her sudden pregnancy, LOSS - of nuclear family, of friends, of community etc. and ADJUSTMENT to your family and rules?  Or just services to teens?

- Is there a new parent class she could attend? Parenting classes?

You and DH have taken on an awful lot - soon to be two children - and you deserve and your niece will need any outside support that she is due.  Now that I think of it there is WIC for food for her now and till child is five, FAMIS will probably cover child's health care, etc.

I would say that it is important that she have a daily routine because as you note pregnancy is not a sickness or disability.  With summer here, she does need to have a daily routine established which perhaps a volunteer connection might help to be out of the house. And she can also with your guidance start to make any contacts noted.  Sad all around, and hopefully she will consider adoption.[/quote]

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